In Australia, how are gender inequality and violence against women related?

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Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD

Gender inequality and violence against women could be related, according to a survey of over 17,500 Aussies which looked at attitudes towards women and support for gendered violence. Generally, the researchers found that lower support for gender equality was related to higher support for violence against women. The team also found “hostility towards women” and “rigid gender roles” were the first and second strongest predictors of supportive attitudes towards violence against women.

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Journal/
conference: The Australian Journal Of Social Issues

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Organisation/s: The University of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), RMIT University, The University of New South Wales

Funder: The 2019 National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey was funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and led by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety. The development of the survey between 2006 and 2013 was undertaken by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.

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